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New York, March 21,
2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply saddened by an attack on
Thursday night in Afghanistan in which Sardar Ahmad, a senior reporter for
Agence France-Presse's Kabul bureau, was killed. Four gunmen stormed the Serena
Hotel in Kabul during Nowruz celebrations, which
marks the start of the Afghan and Persian new year. The assailants killed
nine, including Ahmad, members of his family including his wife and two
children; a former Paraguayan diplomat
visiting the country to observe elections; and foreign nationals from
Canada, India, New Zealand, and Pakistan, according to news
reports. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, the reports said.